Here are the indicators that I met in Social Studies,  CI3110 during the Summer of 2007. I was under the advisement of Dr. Eric Groce.

Service Learning Rationale

Content

During my Internship in the Fall of 2007, I created a service learning project for the community and for Spindale Elementary School. The service learning project was a canned food drive and we donated the food to the Christmas Cheer Center of Rutherford County. I was under the advisement of Mrs. Angle King, Principal, and Mrs. Melissa Nickels, Guidance Counselor.

Impact

This project gave the students of Spindale Elementary School a chance to improve their community. They were allowed first hand experience in being a responsible member of their community. The school, students, and I donated the food a local charity that is responsible for providing food for the citizens of our community.

Alignment

By creating and implementing this service learning project I met several of the NCDPI standards. I provide leadership and allowed the students to learn the importance of being a productive member of their community.

Standard 4: Elementary teachers have a broad knowledge and understanding of the major concepts in social studies.

Indicator 2: Teachers understand the social science disciplines. Teachers:

• Understand the interdisciplinary nature of social studies,
• Know spatial and temporal concepts and their relationships,
• Are aware of the rights and responsibilities of democratic citizenship, and
• Acquire new knowledge in the social sciences.

Standard 7 : Elementary teachers use developmentally appropriate strategies to design and deliver instruction in all areas of the elementary curriculum.

Indicator 7: Teachers develop and use a variety of formal and alternative assessment strategies as an integral part of instruction and learning appropriate for assessing individual, peer, team, and collaborative skills.

Standard 16: Elementary teachers develop as leaders in their schools and communities by staying informed about educational policy issues and supporting professional development. Elementary teachers participate in co-curricular activities, provide leadership in student and curriculum involvement, and connect these activities to the development of citizenship ideals in their students.

Indicator 1: When developing as leaders in their schools and communities, elementary teachers involve students in activities outside the classroom.

Indicator 7: Teachers encourage participation in civic and volunteer activities.